↵‡ Including self-reports of any known sexually transmitted diseases, active genital herpetic lesions, syphilis, and gonorrhea.

TABLE 3.

Association of Substance Use and Birth Weight, Birth Length, and Head Circumference in the Total Cohort (n = 651)

No.

Birth Weight, g*

Birth Length, cm*

Head Circumference, cm*

Cocaine exposed (n = 241)

Cocaine only

7

3317 ± 286

51.5 ± 2.2

34.8 ± 1.1

Cocaine and alcohol

7

2964 ± 419

49.9 ± 1.7

33.6 ± 1.5

Cocaine and tobacco

29

2958 ± 439

49.2 ± 2.7

33.6 ± 1.3

Cocaine and marijuana

4

3548 ± 387

51.3 ± 2.1

34.1 ± 1.8

Cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco

71

2913 ± 471

48.4 ± 2.7

33.0 ± 2.3

Cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana

5

3546 ± 659

51.8 ± 4.0

34.1 ± 1.9

Cocaine, tobacco, and marijuana

19

3057 ± 412

49.2 ± 2.0

33.8 ± 1.7

Cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana

99

2954 ± 491

48.3 ± 2.7

33.3 ± 1.4

Non-cocaine exposed (n = 410)

No use

141

3266 ± 468

50.3 ± 2.5

34.0 ± 1.4

Alcohol only

96

3312 ± 500

50.4 ± 2.2

34.1 ± 1.5

Tobacco only

27

3204 ± 553

49.8 ± 2.8

33.6 ± 1.6

Marijuana only

3

2949 ± 454

51.2 ± 4.2

34.0 ± 0.9

Alcohol and tobacco

68

3113 ± 534

49.7 ± 2.5

33.9 ± 1.5

Alcohol and marijuana

29

3232 ± 487

49.4 ± 3.1

34.1 ± 1.3

Tobacco and marijuana

6

3397 ± 394

50.7 ± 1.2

34.3 ± 1.6

Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana

40

3181 ± 565

49.8 ± 3.2

33.9 ± 1.8

Birth weight, birth length, and head circumference of 141 infants not exposed to any substances were significantly higher than birth length, birth weight, and head circumference of all remaining infants (ie, those exposed to ≥1 substances).

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